Vending cabinet



.Jan- 22, 1935- c. H. MINTURN 1,988,607

VENDING CABINET Filed April 2, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY.

Jan. 22, 1935. c. H. MINTURN VENDING CABINET 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 2, 1934 INVENTOR.` C H /V//v Tlf/iw ATTORNE Patented Jan. 22, 1935 Y This. invention relates'to c improvements in vending cabinets. i

f The general object of' the invention is to pro:

vide an.. improved vending cabinet and displaydevice wherein the articles 12.0 be, Vendedcan bei kept in good condition, and where they may be readily dispensed as-desired. -Y

Another object ofthe inventionis to; provide anovelfmeans fordischarging desired quantities o f merchandise from; a displayncabinet'.

A; further Object of the, invention;v is tf1-provide:

a, novel dispensing cabinet.. r i

Another'. object` of the invention is .toprovide a novel combined dispensing cabinet and measur-.

15,5; ing device...`

Qther objects andthe advantagesof the inven-` tion willfbe-apparent from the following descrip.- tion taken in connectionV with the accompanying drawings wherein: v

only parts. of the device, and showing theseLpar-ts,

incertain position;

pig. 6.15.@ section Showing the details. ofthe catch mechanism;

detailsv of another catch mechanism;

Fig. 8 is a. section partly in elevation showingv deta-ils of the measuring device; and,

Fig. 9- is a section takenV on line-.29#-9 of' Figmi.l

Referring vto the drawings byv 'reference charactersA I have indicated my improved vending cabinet generally atvlO'.' As shown the device 1'0V includes a cabinet 12 which comprises'side Wallsv 12, a bottom member 14, a front Wall' 1:5 and arear wall 16. The front wall 15 has an aperturev 17 therein which is closed 18'which may be mounted in any suitable manner.

Positioned in the cabinet adjacent' the lfront wall I provide a display case 19? in which articles similar to those to be vended by positioned.'` 'Ir'he display cabinet 19 is'aclosed box-like structure hav-ing onewal'lthereof made of glass 'as at 20 and having a removable top 20'. The display cabinet 19 is'positioned'in the cabinet 12' with the vglass '20 thereof-adjacent the glass 18 of the cabinet 12. t

For closing'the top of the cabinet 12 -I pro-vide a removable cover member 21 having a central circular aperture 22 therein.` As lshownfthe oever 2'1' overlays' the rupper=- edges:` of the -sid'elwall's 13,

Fig. laisa side elevationernbodying-'the features 1v isa sectionl partly in elevation` showing by a-` glass panel the devicearef the. front wall 15t and the rear wa1l.. Onthe underside 0I the cover adjacent the edges thereof. Iprovidea, downwardly. depending rail member 2,3. willichl nts against thetwallsof the cabinet te, prevent the cover from shifting.. SurroundingV the. aperture v.2 2 on the upper face of thefcovei' 1 provide a rail member 2.4, the inner face of which;l

provide a supporting shoulder 26. c f

Y Mounted 0,11 the coyer 211 provide va. cylindrical container 211m which. is, adapted to. contain the` articles to. be vended.. As shown the container 27 is. made of glass with one` end thereof, open; Whentl-ie' container, is positioned on the cover is., spaced from the edgel ofthe aperture` 2,2.'.t`o

2.1` the. open end ofthe container is positioned :inf the annular rail member 24 and rests on. the shoul-I der 26.. Secured to the: under face, Of.` thecoverl 2.1.1; provided. plurality 0f, 'Spring neers,v zawhicn are.' adapted to.. engage the rear of` thefdis'play cabinet..l9.to prevent shifting thereof. j 3 y Pdsitioned the. cabinet 12 I provide a vend-. ing mechanism whichis indicated generallyv at 30. AsQshownthQe vending mechanism ;3 04 includes a framemember. 3 1jon whichA ai hopper 32 is mount,-VA ed. The,hopper 32 includesspacedjjinclinedside walls 3,3, `an,inclined front Wall 34and an inclined rear Wall .Theside Walls. 3.3 converge towards( SaCh'Oher as d0.l the front, and rear. walls to formV a reduced discharge apertureA asiiidicated at 36.A The lower. edgesoiv the side. and front walls lare terminated on the same plane, but the 'lower editie.;v

of the rear .wall terminates adistance above the* lower edges of the side andfront walls 'as in?, dicatedat 3.7, (see. Figs.V 4. and 5) i The materiali ofthe wall at. 37. is. bent, rearwardly as at 38 and then downwardly as at 39,*fand then continues' rearwardly, to the rear of the cabinet to form a wall 40. the under face. O f which is on the 'same plane vas,..tl 1e'lower edges of the4 side andfront' wan... By thus 'forming the rear W211i. al'reess 4.1

isproyidedbelow the lower edge 37 ofk 'the lrear Wall. i. L Intermediate the` height 0f the hopper 32 Ii pro#y vide abaie. member 42.l which is Shown as an inf" veited; vhsbdped member and extends fromthel front wall to the rear wall intermediate the sidey walls.

Positioned below'` the baiiie member42 I'pro-Avv through a suitable aperture provided inthe rear?I wall 35 of the hopper 32. Intermediate the front Wall and rear wall ofV thehopper the rod4'4fis` 2 bent downward to form a linger portion 46 and adjacent the outer face of the cabinet wall 16 an operating handle 47 is provided on the rod 44.

Belowthe hopper 32 I provide a discharge drawer 48. As shown the drawer '48 comprises spaced side walls 49 which are suitably secured rto a front member 50. The side walls 49 of the drawer are spaced apart approximately the same distance as the width of the discharge opening 36 of the hopper.

The drawer an aperture 51 provided in 48 Iisiadapted to operatethrough cludes a top member 52 adjacent the front thereof and a top member 53 adjacent the rear The upper surfaces of the drawer tops 52 1and 513 are approximately on the same plane as th under surface of the hopper wall 40. i

VThe material of the drawer top.52 I l downward to form` a front 'end'wall 5 4"and the material of thedrawerv top 53 vis inclined downward to form rear'end 55. The drawer walls 54 and 55 convergejtowards their lower ends to form a discharge aperture as indicated at 56. AWhen the' .drawer 48 isV in is spaceda considerable'fdistance the rearv vof the lower end 37 of'the hopper, wall 35'and the upper end` ofA the,drawer'wall-55y adjacent the lower edge of thehopper wall 54' andslightly vto* the rear thereof. A,Thesides 49 ofthe drawer. 48 adjacent the top., include outwardly extending flange portions 57 which are' positioned in iU- shaped slidejmembers `58secured to theframe 31 (seeFig. 3).

, On the front member `50 of the vdrawery I provideahandle member 59 by means of which the drawer maybe slidgin and out.l of the` cabinet. Securedto, the frame 31below lthe. drawer 48 I providey a holderv plate 60' theupper'. surface of which ts snuglyV against'the bottomof the draw-f er. The plate 60Y extendsfrom apoint'spaced forward of the' lower endv of the drawerwall 55, when thedrawer is closed, to a pointt spaced in thev rear ofthe lower end of vthe 'drawerwall 54 and is then bent downwardly at anan'gleias at 61 to form a guideway.` Thus 'when the' drawer 48 is in a closed position as shown in Fig.1l the holder plate 60 ,forms a"clos'ureforfthe discharge, yaperture ofthe drawer. v j Below the holder plate 60 .I pr'ovidea discharge' hopper or chute member 62. As shown thedischarge 'chute includesspacedside walls 63 connected by vertical frontwall 64 and' an inclined rear wall. 65. The side walls 63 Vare spaced slightly farther. apart "than the width' of the dischargeaperture 56 of the drawer 48. The lower end'. ofthe inclined wall 651is spaced from 'the front wa1l64 to Vform a' discharge aperture as indicated et 6e and the wan 65 is inclined..atv

-ef the inclined wan 65 thereof extends eut of the cabinet and when the discharge hopper is in a closed position the wall 64 'thereof is approximatelyflush withthe rear walll of the cabinet.,

the rear wall 16 ofl the cabinet with the front member 50 at the fout-f ,v side of the cabinet. The drawer 48 further in --j` thereof. e

.the discharge hopper and is, inclined.`

a closed position as shown in Fig. 4 the lower endf ofthe drawer. wall'54i Below the discharge hopper 62 I provide a closure plate which is slidably mounted in the U-shaped slide members 71 secured to the frame 31. The closure plate 70 operates through the aperture 69 in the cabinet wall 16 and at its outer `end includes a downwardly extending lip 72.

When the closure plate 70 is in an extended position as shown in Fig. 4 it forms a closure for -the discharge aperture 66 of the discharge hopper 62 and in a. closed position as shown in Fig. 5 the lip 72 thereof engageslthe wallof the cabinet leaving the discharge aperture unobstructed.

Mounted on the end wall 64 of the discharge hopper 62 I provide a latch member 73 of any desired' type including a spring pressed bolt 74 which 'projects downwardly below the bottom of in the closure plate 70 adjacent the lip 72 I provide an aperture 75 (see Fig.6). When the discharge hopper 62 is in a closed position the latch bolt 74 enters the aperture 75 V-in'the closure plate and when thedischarge hopper is moved outward the closure plate 70 is moved with it.- When it is desired toi-move the closureplate away from below the d'ischargeaperture 66 of the vdischarge hopper the latch bolt 741s moved upward 70 moved towards the cabinet. Y

Onthe front member 50 of the discharge drawer 48 I provide `a catch mechanism- -76 ofv any desired type including a spring pressed bolt 77 which projects downward below the bottom of the drawer 48 (see Fig. 7). In4 one side of the latch casingI provide a horizontal aperture 78 which communicates with the aperture 79 in which the operating pin 80 operates. Thus when the drawer`48V is moved outward the discharge hopper 62' will be moved outward by thel latch bolt 77. Thereaften'by positioning the operating pin 80 of the latch 76 in the aperture 78 to retain the bolt.77 ina raised'position the drawer 48 may be moved to ay fully extended'position and toa'A closed position without interfering with the discharge hopper 62.y A

` The device 10 may be supported by any desired means such as byl placing it on the counter of a store or upon a shelf, etc.', but in the accompanying drawings I have shown it onk a standard 82. As shownthe standard 82 includes four legs 88 which are connected by brace members 84. The upper ends of the legs 83 are secured to four angle members-85 havinghorizontal webs 86 andl vertical webs 87 (see Fig. 4). The horizontal webs 86 are positioned at the bottomA of theangles and extends inwardly. The lower portion of the cabinet 12. fits withinv the vertical webs of` theangles 85 and the bottom ofthe cabinet rests konA the horizontal webs 86. Adjacent the closure plate 70 a vertical web 87 is cut away as indicated at 88 to allow for the lip v72.

Mounted upon the rear wall 16, I show a bracket 87 which supports a semi-cylindrical ring member 88. -Quadrantal ring members 89 are `mounted on the member 88 by pivots 90 and a clamping iscrew` 91 serves to hold the ring member in;cylindrical form. `A measuring receptacle 92 -is adapted vto be removably held in place in the ring .member and this receptacle is provided with a ange .93 adjacent the lower end. A closure 94 is'provided in the receptacle 92 in alignment with Athe liange, and the closure is mounted on a pintle 95 and is provided with a handle 96.A A spring 97 serves to hold the closure in place. Below the closure a cylindrical collar 98 extends. 4

When the 'cabinet is to be. usedthe hopper is andthe plate] Cil said drawer to move into and out of the cabinet,

said chute being closed by said second mentioned lled and the goods placed inthe and in the display case 19.

In use the operator places a paper bag under the chute 63 and pulls out the drawer 48. 'Ihe amount of goods in the drawer will move along with the drawer and be discharged into the chute 63 and thus passes into the paper bag.

The device is operated with the latch bar 74 raised so that the closure plate 70 remains in its inner position and with the latch bar raised so that it will not engage the chute 63. With the closure 70 in its inward position it will be noneiective to close communication through the chute. n

When the measuring receptacle 92 .is to be used the bag is placed below 98 thereof and thus equal measuring may be secured.

If desired a suitable electrically operated heat element may be placed on the underside of the walls of the hopper channel and also container 27 may have its upper end removable if desired.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have invented a novel vending cabinet which can be economically manufactured and which is highly eicient in use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a vending cabinet, a hopper, a slidable open bottom drawer communicating with said hopper when said drawer is closed, means on said drawer closing said hopper when said drawer is open, a slidable plate closing the bottom of said drawer when said drawer is closed, and an open bottom chute slidable beneath said drawer, said slidable plate elo-sing the top of said chute when the chute is in a retracted position.

2. In a vending device, a cabinet, a hopper positioned in said cabinet, a drawer slidably mounted in said cabinet and movable toward the container 27 rear of said cabinet, said drawer having an open tom of the discharge chute, and a measuring container beneath the bottom of the discharge chute when the latter is extended. I

3. In a vending cabinet, a hoppena slidable open bottom drawer communicating with said hopper when said drawer is closed, means closing said hopper when said drawer is open, means closing the bottom of said drawerwhen said drawer is closed, an open bottom chute slidable beneath said drawer, said last mentioned means closing the top of said chute when the chute is in a retracted position and a closure for the bottom of said chute when the chute is extended.

4. In a vending cabinet including a storage compartment and hopper positioned below said storage compartment, a slidable drawer having an opening therethrough and communicating with said hopper when said drawer is in a closed position and a plate on said drawer closing said hopper when said drawer is in an open position, a second plate mounted on said cabinet and extending along the bottom of said drawer below said opening when said drawer is in a closed position, a dispensing chute movably mounted below plate when the chute is in the cabinet and a slidable closure for' the bottom of said dispensing-` chute. 5. In a vending cabinet including a storage compartment and hopper positioned below-said,l

storage compartment, a slidable drawer having an opening therethrough and communicating with said hopper when said drawer is in a closed position and a plate on said drawer closing said hopper when said drawer is in an open position, a second plate mounted on said cabinet and eX- tending along the bottom of said drawer below said opening when said drawer is in a closed position, a dispensing chute slidable below said drawer, said chute being closed by said second mentioned plate when the chute is in a closed position and a catch on said drawer adapted'to engage said chute.

6. In a vending cabinet including a storage A compartment and hopper positioned below said storage compartment, a slidable drawer having an opening therethrough and communicating with said hopper wheny said drawer is in a closed position and a plate on said drawer closing said hopper when said drawer is in an open position, a second plate mounted on said cabinet and extending along the bottom of said drawer below said opening when said drawer is in a kclosed position, a dispensing chute slidable below said drawer, said chute being closed by said second mentioned plate when the chute is in a closed position, a slidable closure for the bottom of said dispensing chute and a catch on said chute adapted to engage said slidable closure. n

7. In a vending device, a cabinet, a display compartment above the cabinet and communicating therewith, a hopper in said cabinet, a drawer slidably mounted in said cabinet and movable toward the rear of said cabinet, said drawer having an open top .and bottom, the rear wall of said hopper terminating above the top of the drawer, the other walls of said hopper terminating substantially flush with the top of the drawer, a holder plate mounted beneath said drawer and adapted to close saiddrawer bottom, means on said drawer to close the hopper when the drawer y is withdrawn, a-discharge chute having an open top and bottom slidably mounted beneath'said drawer, a closure plate slidably mounted and adapted to close the bottom of the discharge chute, a catch on said discharge chute adapted to engage said closure plate, a latch on said drawer adapted to engage said chute, a measuring container secured to said cabinet beneath the bottom of the discharge chute when the latter is open, and a dispensing closure for the measuring 

